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Noam Chomsky: Right-Wing Insurrection in Brazil Held Strong Echoes of January 6
Both cases reveal how fragile representative democracies have become — and we may not have seen the last of such events.
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Universal School Meals Programs Are Being Cut Despite 1 in 8 Kids Going Hungry
Federal funding lapsed in June 2022, forcing most public schools to charge all but the poorest students for food.
Republicans Vote to Remove Ilhan Omar From Committee
The progressive lawmaker shared audio of a deeply unsettling death threat she received as the GOP has targeted her.
Abortion Clinic Sues West Virginia Over Anti-Abortion Law
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GOP efforts to end pandemic emergency orders early would create “wide-ranging chaos” across the health care system.
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Sanders Vows to Work on Raising “Pathetically Low” Teacher Salaries
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Bernie Sanders Urges DNC to Stop Allowing Super PAC Spending in Primaries
“Let’s be clear: the disastrous Citizens United Supreme Court decision is undermining American democracy,” he wrote.
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Republicans Vote to Remove Ilhan Omar From Committee
The progressive lawmaker shared audio of a deeply unsettling death threat she received as the GOP has targeted her.
McCarthy May Not Have the Votes to Unseat Omar From Committees
Three Republicans have indicated they are against ousting Omar from committees — potentially enough to sink the vote.
Omar, Schiff and Swalwell Blast McCarthy for Stripping Them From Committees
In an op-ed, the lawmakers wrote that McCarthy’s move is nothing more than a “partisan political stunt.”
Omar Says McCarthy Is Barring Her From Committees Because of Islamophobia
“I do not actually think that he has a reason outside of me being Muslim,” Omar said.